Veil.



M. DONALD.

' VEIL.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 19, 1911.

1,020,083. Patented Mar. 12, 1912.

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ATTORNEY.

MARY DONALD, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

VEIL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. '12, 1912.

Application filed May 19, 1911. Serial No. 628,237.

ro all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARY DONALD, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Brooklyn boroughof the city of New York, county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Veil, of which the following is a specification, the same being a full, clear, and exact. description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to articles made of lawn or lace or other fabric or material adapted for ladies use, and in particular to a piece of gauze, grenadine, lace, crape,

or other similar fabric used to cover the face and hair as a protection against the sun or wind, and adapted to be attached to the bonnet or hat, and which embodies cer'- tain novel features of construction, and combination and arrangement of parts, of simple construction and efiicient in operation.

In order to enable the invention to be fully understood, I shall proceed to explain the same by reference to the drawings, illustrative of one embodiment of the invention, which accompany and form a part of this specification, and in which Figure 1 represents an elevation of an ordmary veil before being made up according to my invention: Fig. 2 is an elevation of the same after my invention is embodied therein: Fig. 3 is a view of the veil as used' in practice: Fig. 4 is a view in detail of a way of folding the edge of the veil: and

' Fig. 5 is a partial view of another veil constructed according to my invention.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in all the views.

Referring particularly by reference characters or symbols to the drawings, A denotes the body of a veil, and A the edge or hem, or lower portion, as used in practice, of the central part thereof, which edge is preferably made so as to be thicker than the rest of the said veil. At certain points at a substantial distance from the center the veil is fulled or shirred, or made in small puckers, plaits, folds or gathers, as for example, in the present instance, by making a bend or fold a at the edge of the veil, and another bend or fold a ordinarily overlapping the former one. These folds or bends are preferably sewed, or otherwise attached together, whereby the gathers a are formed in the central portion of the body of the veil adjacent to the said bends or folds. The two lateral ends or edges of the part A are constructed and arranged so as to meet or overlap, in. practice, at the back of the neck, and may be, and preferably are, securely, but detachably, held together by attaching means of any desired character, as, for example, the fastenings a, which may be snap buttons; or, if desired, hooks and e rs, or other securing means, may be used. The upper part of the veil, consistmg of the central portion of the body thereof, and also'of the end, or wing-like, portions of the said veil, preferably extending off at each side of said engaglng edges at an angle from the central portion of the said body, may then be tied, in use, around the hat, as is shown in Fig. 3.

The edge A of the central portion of the body of the veil may be integral, as by having the edge folded over, as a hem, or else the thickened edge maybe woven in the veil; or, if preferred, the said edge may consist of a separate piece of fabric attached to, or laid over, the boundary line of the veil: and, if desired, the edge may be ornamental in form and made as a collar, as shown at A? in Fig. 4.

In each of the above examples of my invention, it will be observed that the lower part of the veil encircling the neck is thicker than the body thereof that lies over the face. In some cases, I prefer to extend the hem or thickened edge of the veil from each side of the said meeting or engaging ed "es, as

A in Figs. 2 and 3, which hem or e ge, or

thickened lower part of the veil, will, in such case, form a boundary of the end portions of the veil which extend off or away, at each side of said meeting edges, at an angle, from the central portion of the body thereof. In cases like those just referred to, the two edges A will, when the veil is applied to the head, preferably lie adjacent to each other; or, if desired, one of such edges may be placed over the other, and the two may be securely, but detachably, held together by fastening devices, as a.

It will be seen that my invention comprises an encircling neck band, used in combination with any kind of face veiling now on the market, or that may be made specially for the purpose of my-invention, the said band being either integral with the veil and formed in the veil in the manufacture of the same by strengtheningor stifl'ening the edge thereof, or being of any suitable separate material, plain or fancy, that may be attached to theveil so as to either abut, or la over, What is intended as the lower edge 0 the veiling.

Obviously, my banded veil may be either hand or machine made.

The banded edge of the veilingcan be fashioned to fit any size of neck by means of the turned corners or bends. which may be positioned a certain distance, as a number of inches, apart according to the required measurement, my improved veilsbeing preferably made and sold in various sizes in order to approximately fit the necks of stout or slender persons. The said corners or bends forming the engaging edges, may be made with or without cuttingthe material, and may be formed in contour according to the taste of the public, as by being angular, square, round, gathered or fulled, etc., in conformation. The banding may be either a plain straight band, or shaped ornamental in collar fashion... In the former case, it may continue up the back of the head and all around the head, in practice, if desired. In the latter case, in order to obtain the desired encirclement of the neck, it will only be necessary to shape the turned corners or meeting edges on the narrow selvage of the veiling at the required distance apart, and attach the same to the collar.

I do not wish to limit myself as to the style of work, or the' material used, in the manufacture of my improved veils; and the fastenings used in connection therewith may be of any useful or ornamental kind. If preferred, materials, such as ribbon velvet, silk ribbon or novelty trimmings, boning, wiring, etc., can be put on, or attached to the veiling in order to form the strengthened edge or band thereof in the manner well known to those skilled in the art.

The gathers, folds or shirrin of the body of the veil, at the engaging en s of the veiling, are for the purpose of providing sufficient fullness of the veil, when in use, to cover the face without being too tightly drawn over it, while the two ends of the veil extending at an angle from thecentral portion thereof, allow the said ends to completely cover the hair at the back of the head. In practice, by merely unfastening the lower edge of the veil behind the neck, the veil may beeasily raised fromthe face and thrown up on the hat, whenever desired, without detaching the veil: and the latter may be readily restored again to its normal position enveloping both the face and the hair, and, in fact, the entire head beneath the hat.

I wish it to be understood that I do not desire-to be limited to the exact details of construction shown and described herein, for various modifications will occur to a person skilled in the art.

What I claim as my invention, is

A veil having a border at one longitudinal edge, said edge at two points at a substantial distance from the center folded over upon itself and suitably secured at such folded points to provide lateral bordered edges, whereby a 'fullness at the point of the folds is provided, and fastening devices for securing said lateral edges together when on the wearer.

In testimony of the foregoing specification, I do hereby sign the same in the city of New York, county and State of New York, this 15th day of May, 1911.

MARY DONALD.

Witnesses: I

. HERTHA WOEFLER,

FLORENCE M. Donn. 

